Beach House Winery wins Best Merlot in Toast of the Coast Wine Competition

Beach House Winery not only won a gold medal at the Toast of the Coast Wine Competition for its 2011 Merlot, but the Morro Hills winery also took the Best Merlot award.

Beach House Winery also won a silver medal with its 2010 Sunset CSM (a blend of Cabernet, Syrah, and Merlot) and a bronze medal for its 2011 Grenache.

"We were pretty excited on what we earned," said Kim Murray, who co-owns Beach House Winery with her husband, George. "Especially happy with the Merlot that took the gold and was picked the best Merlot there."

The wines were judged on a 100-point scale. A gold medal equates to a...